Background: Over many decades, the treatment of Dupuytren's disease, a fibroproliferative disease of the hand, is the centre of various studies and publications. Surgical intervention has always been the method of choice, with fasciectomy being today's state of the art. Nevertheless, researchers also focused on conservative non-operative treatment methods of which collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) turned out to be very promising. With the release of CCH under the name Xiapex in 2010, its use increased steadily. The aim of this work is to survey the current state of the treatment with CCH and the status of Xiapex treatment in Austria. Methods: On behalf of the Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Medical University of Graz, a questionnaire was sent out to departments and doctors in Austria that are treating Dupuytren's disease. Based on this expert interrogation data concerning treating patterns, complications, outcome, etc. has been collected.
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